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The Opportunities For Creativity In Your Teaching by Patricia Rose Upczak, The International Conference of Creativity, Thinking & Education April 18th & 19th, 2015. Creativity is a process filled with paradox and deep emotion. Imagine a teal…

3 Ways Personal Learning Networks Are Evolving by Peps Mccrea, staffrm.io The concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a familiar concept these days. Yet, the nature of Personal Learning Networks is evolving as the range…

50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers by TeachThought Staff Google Chrome is, increasingly, where it’s at. As of April 2014, Google Chrome become the de facto internet browser, passing Internet Explorer for…

The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been republished from a 2013 article. The multiple-choice problem is becoming a bit of an issue. While it has been derided…

Punk Rock Preschool: Our Classroom’s Venture into Entrepreneurship by Jarred Geller, Punk Rock Preschool In our Pre K class, the only standard we try to meet is developing a love of learning, and once we feel…

Launching A New Idea In Your School? Some Thoughts For Your Success by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: This is a slightly-edited excerpt from a post by Grant on differentiation and the implementation of policy. Looking…

Outernet: One Device, Free Data From Space Forever by Thane Richard While the title may sound like science fiction, it is actually a momentous step towards truly universal education that is already happening. Currently, Outernet…

A Very, Very Powerful Motivational Video For Teens by TeachThought Staff Motivation is one of the great mysteries of humankind. Why do we want what we want? We even study it in literature–character motivation. What…

Failing Forward: 21 Ideas To Help Students Keep Their Momentum by Terry Heick “Failing Forward” is a relatively recent entry into our cultural lexicon–at least as far has headlines go anyway–that has utility for students…

A Learning Typology: 7 Ways We Come To Understand by Stewart Hase, Heutagogy of Community Practice This typology is an attempt to redefine how we think of learning in the 21st century context. Current definitions of learning…